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Logit Model:on-writing contest

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Program Name: Writing Contests

Group Notes: Representing German WP with Writing Contests, Article Marathon, and Wiki-Cup & English WP with Core Contest, Wiki-Cup, and Featured/Good

Theory of Change Vision: No notes

Theory of Change Concepts: No notes

Inputs Participants Activities Direct_Products Short_Term_Outcomes i.e. Change to Learning and Motivations Medium_Term_Outcomes i.e. Change in Action Long_Term_Outcomes i.e. Change to the Conditions
  • Volunteer Time - Entrants and Judges (2.5)
  • Prizes (1)
  • Awards (1.5)
  • Small budget (1)
  • Staff time - Jury Meeting travel (1.5)
  • Existing editors:
  • Entrants (?)
  • Judges (?)
  • Set-up Wikipage (?)
  • Select Judges (?)
  • “The writing contest is dead” (?)
  • Setup and discussing rules (?)
  • Writing articles (?)
  • Jury discussion (?)
  • Reviews (?)
  • Management of prizes (?)
  • Reporting outputs (?)
  • Number of participants (1)
  • Number of articles Written (1)
  • Number featured content (1)
  • Prizes for winners (1)
  • A t-shirt from WMAT (1)
  • Filling content gaps (2.5)
  • Fun/Motivation for authors (2.5)
  • Quality improvement of authors (3)
  • Improved rules for next time (1.5)
  • Improved confidence and editing skills of participants (2.5)
  • Participants are more focused (3)
  • Entertaining for viewers/other Wikipedians (3)
  • Media Publicity – sometimes (1)
  • Feeling of being responsible – ongoing attention (2.5)
  • Creation of editing related articles (2.5)
  • Improved quality of content area (3)
  • Higher number of articles (1)
  • Motivation of volunteers (2.5)
  • Increased reader satisfaction (3)
  • Quality standards increase – existing (3)
  • Average article size increases (1)
  • Gain in reputation for individual authors – winners (3)
  • Long-term satisfaction/pride of winners (2.5)
  • Setting standards for article quality (3)
Assumptions External Factors
  • More content is better (?)
  • Editors see positive Return on Investment/have fun (?)
  • People are keen to win (?)
  • discussion, discussion, discussion, discussion (?)
  • Creativity and expertise of participants (?)
  • Access to sources (?)